blind_otter Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Stupid little bitchy students with their attitudes. Some art history major strolled into my office at 20 minutes to 5pm, bitching to me that she needs my boss's signature. OK. Boss is in south FL for a meeting today. She then pitches a hissy fit in front of me, bitching me out, demanding that I sign instead of my boss, I said, Look - if it says "director's siganture" - my boss needs to sign it, even if she doesn't look at the document, because SHE can get into trouble if I sign that document, just as much as I can. She had a temper tantrum. Apparently her document is due at 5pm today. Well, PS, it's 3 weeks into the semester so she's had like 15 days to get this done. I kept saying "I feel uncomfortable signing this, you should have come earlier" - she was bitching that it's normal business hours and the director should magically be here. She was like, well you're her personal assistant, that makes you her authorized representative. I said, no, that would be Professor _______, who left at 3:30pm today. She bitchily says, oh it must be nice. I finally directed her to the graduate program assistant, who bitched HER out because she waited so long. We finally directed her to the dean's office and said, pray that someone is still there to sign your precious document. The college used to close at 4:30pm, so she's lucky I hadn't locked the doors yet (my mistake, I know). After the temper tantrum she came downstairs, walked into my office and said, "Thank you so much, <insert full name here>" and she wrote down my name and I assume she's going to write a letter complaining about me to the dean's office. Great, just what I need. Stupid little bitch. Luckily the graduate program assistant is totally on my side, and afterward I went and vented in her office for about 10 minutes with the door closed. She said, don't worry, if anything does come of this I'll let them know you were in the right. Little f*ckers. I hope the dean was gone. Link to post Share on other sites
imjustagirl Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I was a college student a few years ago.....an anal college student at that. All my stuff was handed in on time, even in snow, rain, sleet, dead of night......I was like the freakin post office. Now that I've been out a few years, I can't believe how people act. I'm like, GROW UP...hand your s*it in on time and get your crap done! Ugh....now that's over....have a bunny......on me. Link to post Share on other sites
Lil Honey Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Both times I went back to school, I wondered where the "younguns" got their manners and sense of . . . welp . . . sense of anything (pride, responsibility, etc.) Good GAWD, they show up for class in their PJs . . . People who think the world owes them something - and therefore expect everything - have had poor role models (parents) and are completely clueless. Link to post Share on other sites
HokeyReligions Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by Lil Honey Both times I went back to school, I wondered where the "younguns" got their manners and sense of . . . welp . . . sense of anything (pride, responsibility, etc.) Good GAWD, they show up for class in their PJs . . . People who think the world owes them something - and therefore expect everything - have had poor role models (parents) and are completely clueless. Ditto ditto ditto! I went back to school in my 30s and again in my 40s. OMG! Some of them think the world is one big entitlement program and they are naturally on the receiving end - first in line. Ooohh, if that had been me, blind_otter the first thing out of my mouth would have been "How long have you had this and knew you needed a signature?" I would have offered to help her by calling the program assistant, but if she kept using that attitude with me I would have told her that she could figure it out on her own and I would have just told her to leave and locked up!! I'm pissed for ya! Kids like that----- I'll bet she sits in the handicapped seats on the bus when the rest of the bus is empty! Link to post Share on other sites
Stone Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by Lil Honey Good GAWD, they show up for class in their PJs . . . I think students who do that should have to go home with an absence or tardy!! Link to post Share on other sites
Author blind_otter Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 I wanted to jump across my desk and strangle her, or at least beat her into submission with her cutsie little coach bag. Or her gucci shoes. OR smother her in a pillow overly-scented with whatever nose-hair curling perfume she had soaked herself in. Damn art history majors. Most of them are in the program because they are (a) too lazy to do anything else or (b) extremely wealthy. I mean, some of them give 2 ****s about what they're studying, most don't. I'd say it's a 90-10 ratio. My boss complained that I wasn't doing my job this morning so I kindly pointed to her inbox, which was not only overflowing, it was so stuffed that items were wedged into it and I had to actually put one foot up against the desk and leverage some of the papers out. I spent the afternoon sorting it for her and made a nice, massive "otter's projects awaiting approval signatures" pile for her to sort through. I'm doing my job. It's not my fault that she isn't. Our big thing was supposed to be sorting through the inbox, yet an alumni randomly walks into the office and she grabs onto him and starts this long, unnecessary, elaborate conversation. Look making connections is important and all, but DOING YOUR JOB should probably come first on the priority list. Maybe second. Not all the stupid chit chat. I swear to gawd I am going to drown in HER paperwork one day. On a lighter note 5 out of 8 $5000 digital projectors simply disappeared recently and I got to tear this one student a new a**h*** for it. Apparently he has to either find the projectors, pay for them, or he can't graduate. Link to post Share on other sites
Bronzepen Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by blind_otter On a lighter note 5 out of 8 $5000 digital projectors simply disappeared recently and I got to tear this one student a new a**h*** for it. Apparently he has to either find the projectors, pay for them, or he can't graduate. Hmmm...I would check on Ebay for your projectors. Link to post Share on other sites
Lil Honey Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Originally posted by Stone I think students who do that should have to go home with an absence or tardy!! Those are young college students who (one would think) are beyond absence or tardy slips. There is a VAST difference between day students and evening students. The day students seem to think they are still in Junior High - at a Junior High pajama party - LOL Like Hokey, I would have given that student a piece of my mind (and Lord knows, I don't have that much to spare ). Link to post Share on other sites
mt_joy Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I remember being in college. So many students think they can miss classes or be late because now they have "busy adult lives." It was so frustrating because I tried to be a good student. And so many students did come in their pjs. Ugh. Link to post Share on other sites
Author blind_otter Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 YARG. First off I got the whole "turn and walk away mumbling BITCH" thing from one student this morning. I had some papers on my desk near the far edge, and his friend was asking a question and he started riffling through my papers. UH.... So I said, "HI THERE! How are you? Are those your papers? NO? I didn't think so. Thanks." So he shuffled away, mumbling "man, what a bitch". Whatever. Stupid little self-absorbed babies. And I'm only like 5 years older than most of them. This is why I have to lock all my filing cabinets, this is why I have to lock my inbox into a drawer when I'm away from my desk, and lock my workstation even if I'm going to the bathroom. The brats will actually sit down and try to look up grades and **** on my computer. Secondly, one of the professors JUST had a baby. Well, his wife did. So he's home chillin' with bubs, and some students come in demanding his home phone number and they also asked "So, do you know what he's doing?" - right now? probably listening to a newborn wail. I gave them his email and said good luck, but come on, have some compassion for the man - he's allowed up to 6 weeks of leave time. The whole point of leave time is that you DON'T HAVE TO DO WORK. god their sense of entitlement makes my skin crawl. F*ckers. Link to post Share on other sites
Lil Honey Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I think you should copy your post and hang in on your door or stand it up on your desk . . . or do they have someone else READ for them, too? OOOO, I'd have called the kid out on the carpet for calling me a bitch, but that's just me. Sometimes I'm up for a good ol'-fashioned confrontation. Link to post Share on other sites
Author blind_otter Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 yeah those little bastards. he's a weenie anyways, he was supposed to come by and ask for some books belonging to my boss and he hasn't yet. I guarantee he'll walk in at 5 minutes to 5 and be all pissed that I have my desk locked up. "But it's during a normal work week, with normal business hours!" whine. whine. whine. I have work I should be doing but I am LS-ing because I don't wanna do it. To be honest sometimes I would rather just come in on the weekends when no one is here. I get more stuff done and I can listen to music. Link to post Share on other sites
Pocky Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Stupid little bitchy students with their attitudes. I work at a university and also attend classes so I can appreciate your frustration. Be thankful you don't have to share homework projects with those same students. I hate group projects.. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Spock Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I hate your students too. But I like reading about your clashes. Link to post Share on other sites
Author blind_otter Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 Originally posted by Mr Spock I hate your students too. But I like reading about your clashes. I'm becoming David Spade. "And you are.......?" "You want to see the director because.......?" I also do that thing where I keep typing and staring at the screen while they talk to me. This afternoon a girl came in wanting to talk to the director and she was just going on and on and on and finally I interrupted her and said "50 words or less, k?" Ooooooh I am a bitch when I'm bored. Don't interrupt me! I'm LS-ing, here. I have things to type. Namely long stories about how I really don't care about the 4 paragraph long explanation regarding your desire to change your major or your sudden architecural inspiration. I think it's actually advantageous for me to be a bitch at work. It keeps away the riff raff. Link to post Share on other sites
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